John Letourneau

VIPRE Business/VIPRE Business Premium Mac Agent Beta 3.1.104

ThreatTrack Security is pleased to announce the availability of VIPRE Business/VIPRE Business Premium 7.5 Beta!

The version numbers for this Beta release include:

Console version 7.5.0.100VIPRE Business Windows Agent 7.5.5809

This version will upgrade the console and agents to take advantage of new features included in version 7.5

Note: The help file included with VIPRE Business has been updated with the new features as well

New features:

Device Control (Premium edition)

Administrators can now control users’ access to removable devices that are plugged into a computer. Read, Read/Write, or Full Access can be granted at the policy level for devices plugged in through physical ports on the endpoint. Exclusions can also be configured to allow certain users or groups access to device types, device manufacturers, or individual devices. Other features include:

Ability for users to request temporary access to a removable device typeAdministrators can grant access in the console for a device class/type for a specified time frameAdministrators can require any allowed removable storage device to be encrypted to protect the data on that device

o Users will be required to create a password, and the device will be accessible on any machine if the user successfully authenticateso The password can be reset by the administrator

Device connections and use are shown in the console so that administrators can view device activity and generate reports

Improved Patch Management Agent (Premium edition)

A new Patch Management Agent offers improved performance and a better user experience (faster scan times and deployment of patches). Note: the list of supported patches for third party applications has changed slightly, but the user experience in the console remains the same. A list will be published shortly.

New WFP firewall drivers (Premium edition)

WFP firewall drivers replace the NDIS technology used previously in older versions of the agent. This will help prevent environmental issues where the NDIS drivers sometimes caused unforeseen issues with network communication. These drivers also add IPV6 support in the firewall. Ensuring you are on this version of the agent will reduce concerns about upgrading to Windows 10, as some versions of NDIS do not successfully survive the OS upgrade.

For those running the standard edition (VIPRE Antivirus Business), there are many usability improvements and bug fixes (see below).

Important: Since all environments are different, the addition of device control drivers could introduce unintended consequences. Testing on a small group of computers or a test network is recommended.

· Unhandled exception when click on "All" under the patch management product list

· Cannot change database configuration from Windows Auth to SQL Auth

· Console crashing when editing policies after upgrade.

· Unhandled Exception when clicking on site properties

· Can't install agent on machine that is listed as reporting to another site

To participate in this beta, please go to the Beta Program page on our support site, located here. If you have not already signed up for our support portal, you can create a login. If you have an existing login, that will grant you access to the beta site. Once you are in the beta section, you can retrieve keys and download the software.